Six Persons Burned to Death Following Crash London, Nov. 6.
Six persons were burned to death when an air liner of the German Luftland Ca. crashed in flames at Marden Park, Surrey, today. There were eight persons on board—four Passengers and four crew. Two persons escaped with injuries.
The dead are Schinka, the first pilot; Ulrich, mechanic; Nicklas, wireless operator; Mr. D. L. Jones, passenger to Amsterdam, and Mey G. Milen and Mr. H. 8, Gasper, passengers to Berlin, The injured wore Prince von Schaumburg-Lippe, second pilot, and Lieut.-Commander Glen Kidston, a passenger.
The machine left Croydon this morning at about a quarter to ten for Amsterdam. A dense fog and low clouds over the Surrey Hills are believed to have caused the disaster. While flying at nearly 100 mil hour the pilot apparently misjudge the height of the trees on Feste Downs and crashed. 'The wing! huni sunponded on the top of a tree but the fuselage crashed through to the ground below. 'There was a Joud explosion and the fuselage, with the pansongers trapped inside, burst into' ames,
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